| Alpha-Numeric Key: | MO-243 |
| Corporate Name: | Texas Lumber Company |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | Texas Lumber Company. Southern Pine & Cypress Company. |
| Location: | Willis, about nine miles north of Conroe, on the International & Great Northern |
| County: | Montgomery |
| Years in Operation: | 4 years |
| Start Year: | 1903 |
| End Year: | 1906 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | At least 1903 until probably sometime before 1906 |
| Town: | Willis |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 832 in 1906 |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Unknown
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern |
| Historicial Development: | Southern Pine and Cypress Company was a Houston-based business with mills at Willis, Montgomery County; Houston, Harris County; Baldwin, Polk County; and New Waverly, Walker County. The only Willis mill that appears in a 1906 listing of sawmills is S.N. Beard's. Texas Lumber Company bought the Southern Pine & Cypress Company in May 1906 and moved the company office and the lumber mill to Conroe by 1907.
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| Research Date: | JKG 9-23-93, MCJ 03-21-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland , M Johnson |